Puthalam
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Puthalam is a Panchayat town in the Kanniyakumari district in the India
n state
of Tamil Nadu
.
It lies between the Manakudy estuary and the Indian Ocean
. The estuary is famous for its biodiversity and migrating birds
. The wildlife department has recently introduced mangrove plantations. Puthalam is also known for its salt pans
, which have existed since the British colonial rule. The recent tsunami has devastated the surrounding fishing villages.
, Puthalam has a population of 11,828. Puthalam has an average literacy rate
of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5% (male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 80%). Ten percent of the population is under the age of six.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
.
It lies between the Manakudy estuary and the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
. The estuary is famous for its biodiversity and migrating birds
Bird migration
Bird migration is the regular seasonal journey undertaken by many species of birds. Bird movements include those made in response to changes in food availability, habitat or weather. Sometimes, journeys are not termed "true migration" because they are irregular or in only one direction...
. The wildlife department has recently introduced mangrove plantations. Puthalam is also known for its salt pans
Salt pan (geology)
Natural salt pans are flat expanses of ground covered with salt and other minerals, usually shining white under the sun. They are found in deserts, and should not be confused with salt evaporation ponds.A salt pan is formed where water pools...
, which have existed since the British colonial rule. The recent tsunami has devastated the surrounding fishing villages.
Demographics
As of the 2001 India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Puthalam has a population of 11,828. Puthalam has an average literacy rate
Literacy
Literacy has traditionally been described as the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently and think critically about printed material.Literacy represents the lifelong, intellectual process of gaining meaning from print...
of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5% (male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 80%). Ten percent of the population is under the age of six.